Register

    Director Marleen Valien Signs With Anonymous Content For Commercial and Music Video Representation

    By SHOOTUpdated:No Comments1421 Views
    Marleen Valien
    CULVER CITY, Calif. & LONDON --

    Director and writer Marleen Valien has signed with Anonymous Content for her first commercial and music video representation in the U.S. and U.K.  Based in Berlin, Valien has a body of work which spans short films, commercials and music videos.

    Her commercial work includes campaigns for Pinterest and German publishing house Reclam; and her stop-motion spec commercials for Oatly won two golds at the Young Directors Award and were honored at the Spotlight Festival. She has also directed music video promos for Milky Chance and Midnight Tracks, the latter of which won her a silver YDA and a UKMVA nomination.

    Her short films include the award-winning Hot Dog, Not the 80s, and A Small Cut, lavishly shot explorations of sexuality and coming of age, which premiered at festivals including Sundance, Tribeca and Clermont-Ferrand.

    Before studying directing at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy, Valien studied visual communication at the University of the Arts in Berlin, where her classes included art with professor and artist Ai Weiwei.

    Her latest work, the mockumentary with feminist arts group Who Needs Feminism Today?, questions why so many billionaires “are flying into space in rockets shaped like male genitalia” and seeks to restore gender equality to the cosmos. The film was shortlisted for three Cannes Lions, including the Glass Lion for Change. It was also featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

    Valien is currently writing her first feature film.

    REGISTRATION REQUIRED to access this page.

    Already registered? LOGIN
    Don't have an account? REGISTER

    Registration is FREE and FAST.

    The limited access duration has come to an end. (Access was allowed until: 2023-07-19)
    Category:News
    Tags:Anonymous ContentMarleen Valien



    How Family Films Are Taking Over Moviegoing, One Blockbuster At A Time

    Thursday, April 2, 2026
    This image released by Universal Pictures shows, from left, Luigi, voiced by Charlie Day, Mario, voiced by Chris Pratt, Yoshi, voiced by Donald Glover, and Princess Peach, voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy, in a scene from "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie." (Nintendo and Illumination/Universal Pictures via AP)

    As "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" lands in theaters, coloring stations, collectible popcorn containers and mascot Marios are all in place to entice arguably the most prized moviegoers to Hollywood today: kids. By Sunday, Universal Pictures expects the five-day opening of the "Super Mario" sequel to reach $186 million domestically, and around $350 million worldwide. That would make it easily the biggest hit of the year, surpassing a pair of successes that also launched with young moviegoers in mind: Pixar's "Hoppers" ($297 million worldwide) and Amazon MGM's "Project Hail Mary" ($300.8 million). It's not the start of a new trend but the culmination of one. In 2024, PG-rated movies outgrossed any other rating for the first time in decades, with $3.18 billion in domestic ticket sales according to Comscore. Five of the top six movies worldwide were PG movies: "Inside Out 2," "Moana 2," "Despicable Me 4," "Wicked" and "Mufasa: The Lion King." Last year was no different. PG-rated films amassed $2.96 billion, again besting the longtime leader, PG-13. The top draws globally were "Ne Zha 2," "Zootopia 2," "Lilo & Stitch," "A Minecraft Movie" and the PG-13-rated but not exactly kid-adverse "Avatar: Fire and Ash." Good news has been hard to come by in Hollywood. Contraction, most recently with Paramount Skydance's planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, has added to the anxieties of an already jittery industry. While ticket sales are up so far in 2026, they remain more than 20% below pre-pandemic levels. In February, AMC, the nation's largest exhibitor, said it would continue to shutter underperforming theaters. But despite a lot of talk about the imperiled future of moviegoing, future moviegoers — kids — are turning out in droves. "There's a... Read More

    MySHOOT Profiles


    Add A Comment